«My way» er en sang som mange liker og som er spilt inn utallige ganger av mange kjente og mindre kjente artister. Mest kjent er nok Frank Sinatras versjon, men også Elvis Presley, Paul Anka og Robbie Williams har framført den.
Grunnen til at denne sangen har blitt så populær er nok rett og slett at både melodi og tekst er knallbra. 🙂 Selv synes jeg ihvertfall det, og teksten er for meg en påminnelse om at man må finne sin vei her i livet, og ikke bare dilte etter alle andre.
Her er teksten:
And now, the end is here
And so I face the final curtain
My friend, I’ll say it clear
I’ll state my case, of which I’m certain
I’ve lived a life that’s full
I traveled each and ev’ry highway
And more, much more than this, I did it my way
Regrets, I’ve had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do and saw it through without exemption
I planned each charted course, each careful step along the byway
And more, much more than this, I did it my way
Yes, there were times, I’m sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all, when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall and did it my way
I’ve loved, I’ve laughed and cried
I’ve had my fill, my share of losing
And now, as tears subside, I find it all so amusing
To think I did all that
And may I say, not in a shy way,
«Oh, no, oh, no, not me, I did it my way»
For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught
To say the things he truly feels and not the words of one who kneels
The record shows I took the blows and did it my way!
Og her er et opptak av en av Frank Sinatra sine mange framføringer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXr59ZKaVTI
